<p>The incident happened as a man flew a kite for his three-year-old granddaughter last weekend.</p>

<p>The grandad then spotted the girla being led away by two strangers after<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">&nbsp;taking his eye off the girl for &quot;less than a minute&quot;.</span></p>

<p>It is alleged the couple offered the girl a sweet and asked if she&#39;d &quot;like to go to a party in a hot air balloon&quot;.</p>

<p>The incident was reported to gardai and a Facebook&nbsp;post warning parents to be vigilant has since gone viral with nearly 5,000 shares.</p>

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<p>The post says:&nbsp;A friend&#39;s 3-year-old daughter was approached during the kite / balloon festival held in Sandycove last Saturday by a woman and a man. Her granddad, who was looking after her at the time, was flying a kite with her and lost sight of her for less than a minute.</p>

<p>About 20ft away he saw a couple speaking to his granddaughter. She then took the woman&#39;s hand and they started walking away from the event towards a car.&nbsp;<br />
Granddad, in a state of shock, ran over and took the girl away and nobody exchanged words.</p>

<p>Speaking to the girl, she said the lady gave her a sweet and asked if she&#39;d &quot;like to go to a party in a hot air balloon.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>While the Guards have been notified, my friend - who&#39;s not on facebook and unable to do this herself - is eager for parents and grandparents looking after young children to &quot;be more vigilant than usual.&quot;</p>

<p>The woman is in her late 20s and was wearing a dark anorak. The man was in his 30&#39;s and wearing a wine coloured jacket. Both average build.</p>
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